Theater Critic Michael Bourne reviews the new musical Come From Away and the new play Significant Other . Click above to hear Michael's thoughts on the two shows.

For all of Bruce Fretts' career, he has been writing about the entertainment industry, but for the first time in his life he will become apart of it. Landline , an independent film, that premieres April 4th, on Video On Demand, was written, directed, produced and stars Matthew Aaron. This will be Aaron's third independent film since 2015, but his first that has included a role for Fretts. "It was a real, kind of mind-blowing experience for me.I have spent my entire career as a journalist talking

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka delivered his third annual State Of The City address earlier this week. Baraka focused his speech on changing perceptions about New Jersey’s largest city, as a city plagued by violence and poverty, to a place of growth and innovation. Commanding the stage at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center and surrounded by residents of different cultures Mayor Baraka , in one of the first highlight’s of the night, took a jab at President Trump’s immigration policies, by proudly

Women in Media-Newark will hold its eighth annual International Film Festival March 28th through April 6th in celebration of Women’s History Month. Working in conjunction with Rutgers University–Newark, its major partner, Pamela Morgan's WIM-N will host the film festival over nine days at six venues. All events are free and open to the public. Two of the film makers came to WBGO to talk about the festival and their respective projects. In Our Heads About Our Hair is co-produced by Anu Prestonia.

Featuring only three actors— Nicole Lewis , Jason O’Connell , and Zuzanna Szadkowski —this production of The Merry Wives of Windsor explores the darker undercurrent of one of Shakespeare’s silliest comedies. In the play, the lecherous buffoon John Falstaff decides to seduce both Mistress Page and Mistress Ford, respectable married women of Windsor. When the two women immediately see through Falstaff’s plot, they decide to turn the tables on him and devise a plot of their own. Zuzanna Szadkowski

The Berkeley College Men's Basketball team in New York City won 53 games in a row to claim it's third consecutive USCAA Division 2 Championship. Berkeley defeated Penn State-York 80-76 in overtime to grab the title. Coach Chris Christensen sat down on the bench when it appeared their opponents only had to make a free throw to win the championship game. It was the first time the coach had taken a seat the entire contest. He says divine intervention may have led to another victory: “The game was

Nationwide employment in the solar industry increased 25 percent last year, but solar employment in New Jersey fell 15 percent. There are still plenty of projects underway in the Garden State, but a slowdown may be on the way. You can see solar panels on many rooftops, utility poles, and in fields in New Jersey. There are 66,000 solar installations in the state that generate 2 gigawatts of electricity. And more are being put up. A solar field being constructed behind the Delaware Valley Regional

Recently when Mayor Bill de Blasio was asked by reporters how he planned to defend the city’s law abiding undocumented immigrants from President Trump he turned to his top lawyer Zachary Carter, the city’s Corporation Counsel to explain the city’s legal strategy. WBGO’s Bob Hennelly has this one on one with Carter who also has the distinction of being the first African-American to serve as the US Attorney for New York’s Eastern District, where he prosecuted the NYPD officers who were involved

WBGO's Theater Critic Michael Bourne reviews David Mamet's The Pentinent , which is running off-Broadway at the Atlantic Theater.

An influential music venue set to close in New York City is moving to a revamped performance space at the New School’s College of Performing Arts. The Stone was founded by multi-instrumentalist composer John Zorn, an experimental music extraordinaire who’s saxophone stylings have graced the stage alongside thousands of musicians over the last twelve years. He opened the East Village hub so musicians wouldn’t need to depend on venue income to get booked. “Because we’re not taking a percentage at